On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Gavinux Li wrote: > I installed rarpd, arp, tftpd, bootparamd using rpm > today on Redhat 7.1. > I created a /etc/ethers which contains: > sparc 08:00:20:1a:2b:3c > I added a line in /etc/hosts, which is: > 192.168.10.12 sparc > I started rarpd by rarpd -a
The man page says -a tells rarpd to not bind to the interface. What does that achieve? The default args in /etc/init.d/rarpd on my Debian system here are "-e -b /var/tftp". The bootdir is probably different on your RH system. > Now I boot my sparc IPX and enter serial console, and > issue command: > ok boot net > > BUT, I got > Boot Device: /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],c00000 File and args: > Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet > > > I spend a whole day tried to find out what wrong it > is, and read lots of documents in the internet, but I > can't find out the problem, Have you tried the -v and -d options to rarpd? They could be very useful. bye -- 8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<--------8<-------- Ian Tester *8)# \7\ LINUX: because geeks will find a way [EMAIL PROTECTED] \7\ http://www.zipworld.com.au/~imroy